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Ophthalmology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1549-4713
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
4.552
H-Index
370
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
4.23
Total Works
22,481
Total Citations
1,203,980
2yr Mean Citedness
2.98
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Retractions
4
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ophthalmology publishes clinical research and other relevant manuscripts that relate to the sense of sight. It covers all areas of eye disease, all subspecialties within ophthalmology, optometry, visual science, pharmacology and drug therapy in eye diseases, and basic sciences such as cell biology and genetics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1978
Annual Volume~ 382 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications22,481
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

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Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Inc.
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1549-4713
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
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Peer review process documented?
N/A
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

OphthalmologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesCorneal surgery and disordersIntraocular Surgery and LensesRetinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsOcular Surface and Contact LensOcular Infections and Treatments

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref